If A Peron Took 4 Vicodin 5 500 In A Dose How Long Would The Effects Last

If a person took 4 vicodin 5/500 how long would the side effects last because my grandmas dr. told my mom she could when she's in severe pain only once in 48hrs.

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It isn't going to last 48 hours, even if she takes that many, it is only going to last for maybe 6 to 8 hours, she may be lucky and get 10 hours of some pain relief, if her body processes it slowly.

The main issue with these and taking so many of them, at once, is the Acetaminophen, it can be toxic in amounts of over 4 grams or 4,000mgs in a day and by taking 4 of these, she would be taking 2grams of it, at once.

Most elderly people also process medications much slower than younger people, so it can stay in her body longer, so using that much too often could create serious ill health effects.

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If she is suffering from severe pain and needs something to alleviate it, that will last longer, then her doctor should consider giving her a time released medication, such as Oxycontin, which contains the narcotic Oxycodone or MS Contin, which contains the narcotic Morphine.

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Both of these time released medications can usually be taken every 12 hours, as needed, for severe pain.

Has she tried anything else for the pain?

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i normally take 10 mg lortabs. i was given 5mgs instead . can i take 2 -5mgs/500 are they the same

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Sheila, has your doctor instructed you to lower your dosage?

If not, then you can take 2, however, as I said in my prior post the Acetaminophen is the main issue, since it can be toxic if you take over 4,000mgs in a day, which would be 8 of these tablets and no single dose should be over 1,000mgs, which would be 2 of these tablets.

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Have her try Percocet. I know for me vicodin did not help with my back and knee pain. My doctor finally prescribed me Percocet and it significantly helped. My doc prescribed vicodin and tramdol before and it just made me nauseous and no pain relief. The Percocet not only have me pain relief but also didn't feel naseous. Hope this helps!

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